Chapter 24 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 24

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 24.10

वधो हि मतो नासीत् स्वमाहात्म्यव्यतिक्रमात्। ममासीद् बुद्धिदौरात्म्यात् प्राणहारी व्यतिक्रमः॥

vadho hi mato nāsīt svamāhātmyavyatikramāt| mamāsīd buddhidaurātmyāt prāṇahārī vyatikramaḥ||

English Meaning

He did not desire to slay me, lest his greatness inight be spoiled; but alas! through my wicked sense, I performed an iniquity by taking the life of my brother.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)